Flexible bakeware
View Patent ↗A flexible bakeware compound includes an addition-cured silicone polymer with approximately 0.1 to 15 weight percent of polytetrafluoroethylene. More specifically, the compound preferably includes a methyl vinyl silicone polymer from about 40 to 70 weight percent, a filler from about 5 to 50 weight percent, chloro platanic acid from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent, and polytetrafluoroethylene in an amount of about 6 weight percent. A flexible bakeware container is also provided that includes a receiving channel in a shoulder of the baking container. A carrier is received by the receiving channel to add rigidity to the shoulder, thereby enabling a user to more easily carry the flexible baking container.
1. A flexible bakeware apparatus comprising:
a basin configured to receive a food substance;
wherein the basin is formed from a mixture including:
a methyl vinyl silicone polymer from about 40 to 70 weight percent;
a filler from about 5 to 50 weight percent;
polytetrafluoroethylene from about 0.1 to 15 weight percent;
a cross-linking agent from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent;
high vinyl silicone gum from about 0.5 to 10 weight percent, the high vinyl silicone gum having a vinyl component including pendant vinyl in an amount of 8–20 weight percent of the high vinyl silicone gum;
a pigment from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent;
zinc stearate from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent;
silicone hydride from about 0.1–25 weight percent;
ethynl cyclohexanol from about 0.05 to 5 weight percent;
wherein the methyl vinyl silicone polymer is polydimethylvinylsiloxane;
wherein the filler is ground quartz; and
wherein the cross-linking agent is chloro platanic acid.
2. A flexible bakeware apparatus, comprising:
a basin configured to receive a food substance; and
wherein the basin is formed from a mixture including:
a methyl vinyl silicone polymer of about 61 weight percent;
a filler of about 28.5 weight percent;
polytetrafluoroethylene of about 6 weight percent;
a cross-linking agent of about 0.57 weight percent;
high vinyl silicone gum from about 1.1 weight percent, the high vinyl silicone gum having a vinyl component including pendant vinyl in an amount of 8–20 weight percent of the high vinyl silicone gum;
a pigment from about 1.1 weight percent;
zinc stearate from about 0.14 weight percent;
silicone hydride from about 1.7 weight percent;
ethynl cyclohexanol from about 0.01 weight percent;
wherein the methyl vinyl silicone polymer is polydimethylvinylsiloxane;
wherein the filler is ground quartz; and
wherein the cross-linking agent is chloro platanic acid.